Schneider M, van de Water T, Araya R, Bonini B B, Pilowsky D J, Pratt C, Price L, Rojas G, Seedat S, Sharma M, Susser E
University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2016 Oct 21;3:e29. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2016.24. eCollection 2016.
Lower and middle income countries (LMICs) are home to >80% of the global population, but mental health researchers and LMIC investigator led publications are concentrated in 10% of LMICs. Increasing research and research outputs, such as in the form of peer reviewed publications, require increased capacity building (CB) opportunities in LMICs. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) initiative, Collaborative Hubs for International Research on Mental Health reaches across five regional 'hubs' established in LMICs, to provide training and support for emerging researchers through hub-specific CB activities. This paper describes the range of CB activities, the process of monitoring, and the early outcomes of CB activities conducted by the five research hubs.
The indicators used to describe the nature, the monitoring, and the early outcomes of CB activities were developed collectively by the members of an inter-hub CB workgroup representing all five hubs. These indicators included but were not limited to courses, publications, and grants.
Results for all indicators demonstrate a wide range of feasible CB activities. The five hubs were successful in providing at least one and the majority several courses; 13 CB recipient-led articles were accepted for publication; and nine grant applications were successful.
The hubs were successful in providing CB recipients with a wide range of CB activities. The challenge remains to ensure ongoing CB of mental health researchers in LMICs, and in particular, to sustain the CB efforts of the five hubs after the termination of NIMH funding.
中低收入国家（LMICs）拥有全球80%以上的人口，但心理健康研究人员以及由中低收入国家研究人员主导的出版物却集中在10%的中低收入国家。增加研究及研究产出，比如以同行评审出版物的形式，需要在中低收入国家增加能力建设（CB）机会。美国国立精神卫生研究所（NIMH）的倡议“国际心理健康研究协作中心”覆盖了在中低收入国家设立的五个区域“中心”，通过特定中心的能力建设活动为新兴研究人员提供培训和支持。本文描述了五个研究中心开展的能力建设活动范围、监测过程以及能力建设活动的早期成果。
用于描述能力建设活动的性质、监测情况和早期成果的指标由代表所有五个中心的中心间能力建设工作组的成员共同制定。这些指标包括但不限于课程、出版物和资助。
所有指标的结果都表明开展了广泛的可行能力建设活动。这五个中心成功提供了至少一门且大多数提供了多门课程；13篇由能力建设受助者主导的文章被接受发表；9项资助申请获得成功。
这些中心成功地为能力建设受助者提供了广泛的能力建设活动。挑战仍然是确保中低收入国家心理健康研究人员持续进行能力建设，特别是在美国国立精神卫生研究所资金终止后维持这五个中心的能力建设努力。
